The Look: So Santa Fe

The Fall's Southwestern trends—and hot new tables.

Trend: Southwestern prints and turquoise beads were integral to the fall collections of everyone from Paris's up-and-coming Isabel Marant to musician turned designer Gwen Stefani. The latter paired this vibrant Navajo-print dress with a Rasta-style hat at her L.A.M.B. fall show. "It's not about the individual pieces but how the layers blend together," Stefani says. Destination: Designer Tom Ford (Santa Fe Prep class of '79) has been spending more time in his old stomping ground—and the fashion set has followed, hunting for turquoise bling and vintage dresses at the weekend Santa Fe Flea at the Downs; in November, the market moves indoors to the Rail Yard hood (santafetraditionalflea.com). Come evening, these tastemakers can likely be found toasting New Mexico's over-the-top car culture at the lowrider-themed Low 'n' Slow bar, in the Hotel Chimayó de Santa Fe; others go wherever arts collective Meow Wolf is hosting a no-holds-barred performance art meets music event (meowwolf.com).

Tules on Palace: Celebrated Taos chef Joseph Wrede has finally made the move south and opened up in Santa Fe. Most ordered: seared foie gras topped with crispy shallots in a piñon mole (142 W. Palace St.; 505-428-0690; entrées, $15–$30).

Azur: Chef Xavier Grenet mixes and matches from around the Mediterranean: For instance, Moroccan-spiced trout stuffed with calamari and chard is served on wild rice with dried Persian limes (428 Agua Fria St.; 505-992-2897; entrées, $19–$23).